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Tikanga Māori : animal cadavers used for teaching animal euthanasia

Dale, Arnja; Perrott, John; Biddle- Ranga, TeUrikore; Walker, Jessica (Ngā Pae o Māramatanga, 2015-04)

The importance Mäori place on the environment and animals in particular is evidenced in Mäori oral narratives and proverbial sayings. Understanding Mäori knowledge and the cultural norms associated with animals is benefi ...

Tiritiri Matangi : an overview of 25 years of ecological restoration

Galbraith, Mel; Cooper, Hester (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2013-11-18)

Tiritiri Matangi Island is a scientific reserve in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand that has a long history of degradation from human occupation. The ecological restoration of the island commenced in 1984, with revegetation, ...

Tourists’ perceptions of the free-roaming dog population in Samoa

Beckman, Magnus; Hill, Kate E.; Farnworth, Mark; Bowell, Charlotte F.; Bridges, Janis; Acke, Else (MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland), 2014-09-29)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: For travelers, the way in which people in other nations interact with animals may be different to that in their home nation. This research explores how the treatment of dogs impacted upon the holiday ...

Trip Report: Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula, 28-31 January 2011

Cameron, Ewen K.; Haines, Leslie; Butcher, J.; Clapperton, L.; Millett, J.; Rowe, J.; Rowe, S.; Wesley, A.; Wrigley, P. (2011)

The Auckland Anniversary weekend camp for 2011 was based at the Karuna Falls Community property (340 ha) at Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula .....

Trithuria brevistyla (Hydatellaceae), a new combination for the New Zealand endemic species from the South Island

de Lange, Peter; Mosyakin, S.L. (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 2019-04)

A new combination, Trithuria brevistyla (K.A.Ford) de Lange & Mosyakin, is proposed for the recently described New Zealand, South Island endemic taxon originally published as T. inconspicua subsp. brevistyla K.A.Ford. ...

Types and other historical specimens of Allan and Richard Cunningham's taxa of Epilobium and Fuchsia (Onagraceae) from New Zealand in the Turczaninow Herbarium at the National Herbarium of Ukraine (KW).

Mosyakin, S.L.; de Lange, Peter; Antonenko, S.L.; Klimovych, N.B. (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 2020-08-31)

Thirteen historical specimens (including original material, mainly syntypes and isolectotypes) of Allan and Richard Cunningham's taxa of Epilobium and Fuchsia (Onagraceae) from New Zealand recently discovered in the ...

Use of the game-based learning platform KAHOOT! to facilitate learner engagement in animal science students

Cameron, Kristie; Bizo, L.A. (Taylor & Francis Open for Association for Learning Technology (ALT), 2019-05-15)

Gamification of instructional activities is a useful approach that educators can use to promote more effective learning environments by increasing problem-solving, critical thinking and competence in the classroom. ‘KAHOOT!’ ...

Using citizen science to bridge taxonomic discovery with education and outreach

von Konrat, M.J.; Campbell, T.; Carter, B.; Greif, M.; Bryson, M.; Larraín, J.; Trouille, L.; Cohen, S.; Gaus, E.; Qazi, A.; Ribbens, E.; Livschultz, T.; Suwa, T.; Peterson, T.; Rodriguez, Y.; Caitlyn, V.; Yang, C.; Aburahmen, S.; Carstensen, B.; de Lange, Peter; Delavoi, C.; Strauss, K.; Drag, J.; Aguera, B.; Snyder, C.; Martinec, J.; Smith, A. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America, 2018)

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Biological collections are uniquely poised to inform the stewardship of life on Earth in a time of cataclysmic biodiversity loss. Efforts to fully leverage collections are impeded by a lack of trained ...

Using predicted locations and an ensemble approach to address sparse data sets for species distribution modelling : Long-horned beetles (Cerambycidae) of the Fiji islands

Aguilar, Glenn; Waqa-Sakiti, Hilda; Winder, Linton (Unitec ePress, 2016-12-09)

Several modelling tools were utilised to develop maps predicting the suitability of the Fiji Islands for longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) that include endemic and endangered species such as the Giant Fijian Beetle Xixuthrus ...

Validating the use of a carbon dioxide laser for assessing nociceptive thresholds in adult domestic cats (Felis catus).

Farnworth, Mark; Beausoleil, Ngaio J.; Barrett, Lorelle; Adams, Nigel; Stevenson, Mark; Thomas, D.G.; Waterland, Mark R.; Waran, N.K.; Stafford, K.J. (Elsevier BV, 2012-11-02)

Thermal sensitivity in cats has historically been assessed using complex devices which require direct application to the patient and can therefore, in themselves, affect the measurement. This study aimed to validate the ...

Veterinary attitudes towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats: a comparison of samples from New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom

Farnworth, Mark; Adams, N.J.; Seksel, K.; Waran, N.K.; Beausoleil, Ngaio J.; Stafford, K.J. (2013)

AIM: To compare the attitudes and practices of a sample of veterinarians in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats. METHODS: Respondents’ demographics were gathered ...